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▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crosswort, Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Rubus sciocharis +25 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Crosswort, Cuspidate-leaved Bramble, Rubus sciocharis +25 more · last seen 2019
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🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Formartine and Buchan Way Walking route 86 km ▾
Dyce to Fraserburgh with branch to Peterhead
Named route Length 86 km National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 197 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 197 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 194 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,048 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,048 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +30
Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Curlew Numenius arquata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera Rook Corvus frugilegus Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Mole · Brown Rat · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Mole Talpa europaea2021 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Ringlet · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Large White · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +12
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Green-veined White Pieris napi2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Tansy · Creeping Soft-grass · Meadow Vetchling · Common Chickweed · Pineappleweed +41
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2019 Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2019 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2019 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019 Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,048 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +30
Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Curlew Numenius arquata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera Rook Corvus frugilegus Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Mole · Brown Rat · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Mole Talpa europaea2021 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Ringlet · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Large White · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +12
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Green-veined White Pieris napi2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Large White Pieris brassicae2022 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2022 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Tansy · Creeping Soft-grass · Meadow Vetchling · Common Chickweed · Pineappleweed +41
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2019 Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2019 Common Chickweed Stellaria media2019 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019 Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2022
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2022
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2023
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus2022
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus2022
Small White Pieris rapae2022
Small White Pieris rapae2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Peacock Aglais io2022 2019
2019
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2019
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Garden Strawberry Fragaria ananassa2019
Garden Strawberry Fragaria ananassa2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2019
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2019
Rubus surrejanus Rubus surrejanus
Rubus surrejanus Rubus surrejanus
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Slender Spined Bramble Rubus elegantispinosus
Slender Spined Bramble Rubus elegantispinosus
Rhubarb Rheum x rhabarbarum2019
Rhubarb Rheum x rhabarbarum2019
Hairy Bindweed Calystegia pulchra2019
Hairy Bindweed Calystegia pulchra2019
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2019
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2019
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2019
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2019
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2019
Apple Malus domestica2019
Apple Malus domestica2019
Hairy Dog-rose Rosa caesia2019
Hairy Dog-rose Rosa caesia2019
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2019
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2019
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2019
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2019
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2019
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2019
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2019
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2019
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2019
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2019
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2019
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2019
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2019
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2019
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2019
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2019
Pale Bridewort Spiraea alba2019
Pale Bridewort Spiraea alba2019
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2019
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2019
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2019
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2019
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
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